Re:Google Search Is Dying
by account42 on Monday March 06, 2023 @08:31AM
(#35040717)
> If you want to live in that world, you can today by running an adblocker.
That misses the entire point: Google search results will still be manipulated to push those low quality results higher because even if you don't see the ads enough people do that investing in SEO is worth for those sites.
Re:Google Search Is Dying
by blfr on Monday March 06, 2023 @08:43AM
(#35040853)
That was my point: if Google rewarded sites with fewer ads, you would get all the same manipulation and low-quality content but with fewer (but perhaps more expensive and carefully selected) ad blocks. You can have that today.
That misses the entire point: Google search results will still be manipulated to push those low quality results higher because even if you don't see the ads enough people do that investing in SEO is worth for those sites.